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Indonesian to Dutch: oral history (short interview excerpt) General field: Social Sciences Detailed field: History
Source text - Indonesian Taken from interview with ex-soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army, who chose to remain on Java after the War of Independence (time codes are included)
INT: Pak XX, pertanyaan ini mungkin yang terakhir. Setelah kemenangan atau setelah kemerdekaan, kenapa Pak XX tetep tinggal di Jawa?
BAPAK: Karena ya, saya masuk Indonesia 00:14:00 bukannya kemauan idup, mungkin dalam perang kemerdekaan mungkin cari mati. Jadi saya itu, waktu […] tentara Jepang kembali ka Jepang ya, saya titipkan sebuah foto, foto saya waktu tentara ya untuk… sama kukunya potong, rambutnya potong, masuk amplop.
Lalu tentara, kan, kembali ka Jepang. Saya titip foto ini sama orang ini, supaya mampir ke rumah saya di […] karena saya [name], ya, sudah meninggal di Jawa. 00:15:00
Karena saya ndak bisa tahan nanti masih hidup dipikir-pikir orang tua ya, mesti pikir sama saya. Karena orang tua mesti pikir sama saya. ‘Ya, sekarang anak saya, bagaimana? Masih hidup eta, apa selamat eta?’
[…]
BAPAK: Daripada itu ya, saya ndak bisa tahan macam itu. Jadi saya mati ya, sudah dikasih mati, mesti waktu itu orang tuanya nangis. Tetapi lama-lama ya bisa hilang, saya harapkan itu. Jadi foto itu saya kasih.
INT: Kenapa tidak memilih pulang ke Jepang, Pak?
BAPAK: Ya maka itu… kembali ka Jepang, ya? Ya maka itu saya itu di waktu perang kemerdekaan mesti mati. Saya pikiran begitu.
INT: Oh berfikir seperti itu ya? Kemudian di Indonesia apa Pak XX dianggap sebagai seorang pahlawan?
BAPAK: Ya sekarang itu 00:16:00 pensiunan itu… perjuangan itu.
Translation - Dutch INT: Dit is misschien de laatste vraag. Waarom bleef u na de overwinning… of liever gezegd: na de onafhankelijkheid op Java wonen?
MENEER X: Omdat ik me niet bij Indonesië aansloot 00:14:00 om te leven. Het leek me waarschijnlijk dat ik in de onafhankelijkheidsoorlog de dood zou vinden. Dus toen […] het Japanse leger in 1945 terugkeerde naar Japan, gaf ik aan een soldaat een foto mee. Het was een foto van mij als soldaat, met kortgeknipte nagels en kortgeknipt haar. Ik stopte de foto in een envelop.
En ik vroeg aan die persoon om die foto af te geven bij mijn huis, in XX, met de boodschap dat ik, XX, op Java om het leven was gekomen. 00:15:00
Want ik kon het idee niet verdragen dat mijn ouders, als ze dachten dat ik nog leefden, constant aan mij zouden denken. Want dat zouden mijn ouders zeker doen. ‘Hoe zou het nu met mijn zoon zijn? Leeft hij nog, is hij veilig?’
[…]
MENEER X: Ik kon dat idee niet verdragen. Liever dan dat, liet ik het bericht overbrengen dat ik dood was. Als ze dat bericht kregen, zouden mijn ouders vast en zeker moeten huilen. Maar op den duur zou het verdriet verdwijnen, dat hoopte ik. Dus gaf ik die foto.
INT: Waarom koos u er niet voor om naar Japan terug te keren?
MENEER X: Waarom ik niet naar Japan terugkeerde? Ik was ervan overtuigd dat ik tijdens de onafhankelijkheidsoorlog de dood zou vinden. Dat dacht ik.
INT: Oh, dacht u dat? En werd u in Indonesië als held beschouwd?
MENEER X: Ja, ik krijg nu 00:16:00 ook het pensioen voor oud-strijders.
English to Indonesian (Universiteit Leiden (PhD, Indonesian Studies)) Indonesian to Dutch (Universiteit Leiden (PhD, Indonesian Studies) ) Dutch to Indonesian (Universiteit Leiden (PhD, Indonesian Studies) )
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I am a freelance English-to-Dutch and Indonesian-to-Dutch translator and editor (level of education: PhD) with a passion for languages and Indonesia/Asia. An Indonesian Studies graduate, I obtained a PhD in the Humanities (Indonesian Studies) in 2003. In 2007, I left my career as a university lecturer at Amsterdam University, Department of Media Studies (three years), to become a full-time language professional. This meant returning to my other career path, as I had been a part-time translator and language trainer (Indonesian) for ten years. Since becoming a full-time language professional I have specialized in translating and editing (academic) texts written in Dutch, Indonesian or English. Most of the texts that I translate or edit relate to Asia/Indonesia, but I am open to any language or consultancy assignment in my working languages. My areas of specialization are media, entertainment and culture; linguistics, art and literature; Indonesia, Southeast and East Asia, tourism and travel; anthropology, history and cultural studies. I have excellent language and communication skills, and a keen eye for detail and style. I am accurate and fast, and dedicated to building and maintaining excellent working relationships with my clients.
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I am fluent in Dutch, English and Indonesian, and can read and understand French and German on an intermediate level.
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Please consult my CV for details on recent projects. Past projects include the revision of an Indonesian language course for a distance learning institute; translation of a trilingual (Indonesian/English/Dutch) publication for an academic publisher; editing of various academic, book-length texts on Southeast and East Asia; proofreading of an online journal on Korea; selection and translation of audiovisual excerpts for a large exhibition in a Dutch museum, which ran for over a year; subtitling of Indonesian films and documentaries for a Dutch production company; translation into Dutch of an English database for an English company specialized in language training.
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